74314389 http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j109zd revised SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context English VIAF revised 2015-09-19 machine CPF merge program Merge v2.0 revised 2016-08-19T09:26:39 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Parser Bulk ingest into SNAC Database revised 2016-08-19T09:26:39 human System Service (system@localhost) created 2026-05-27 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Serializer SNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPF /data/source/findingAids/lc/ms009180.xml Sevier, John, 1745-1815--Correspondence. /data/source/findingAids/aps/Mss.B.F85inventory09-ead.xml Sevier, John /data/source/findingAids/lc/ms009092.xml Sevier, John, 1745-1815--Correspondence. /data/source/findingAids/nypl/mss7455.xml Sevier, John, 1745-1815 /data/source/findingAids/nypl/mss6660.xml Sevier, John , 1745-1815 /data/source/findingAids/nypl/mss927.xml Sevier, John /data/source/findingAids/harvard/hou01442.xml Sevier, John, 1745-1815. /data/source/findingAids/lc/ms013008.xml Sevier, John, 1745-1815--Correspondence. person Sevier, John, 1745-1815 presumed Sevier, John presumed 1745-09-23 1815-09-24 Cherokee Indians Cherokee Indians Chickasaw Indians Creek Indians Governor Indians of North America Indians of North America Indians of North America Manuscripts, American Roads Slave trade Speculation Welsh Indians Tennessee--Knoxville North Carolina United States North Carolina Kentucky Great Britain United States North Carolina Tennessee Tennessee Army officers Governors Representatives, U.S. Congress Representatives, U.S. Congress

Continental Army officer and governor of Tennessee.

From the description of Papers, 1778-1812. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20314043

Army officer, U.S. representative from North Carolina and Tennessee, and governor of Tennessee.

From the description of John Sevier correspondence, 1797-1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980429 Anderson, Joseph, 1757-1837 Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886. Beard, William Ewing, 1873-1950. Blount, William, 1749-1800. Bowshairs, Zaduch. Buchanan, Ella Pierce. Campbell, Arthur, 1742-1811. Casey, Martha De Bow. Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789. Corbitt, James S. Dinsmore, Silas Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) Emmet, Thomas Addis Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786. Headman, Mary Hoss. Headman, Mary Hoss, b. 1874. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Lindsy, William. McHenry, James, 1753-1816. Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Newberry Library. Oconostota, Chief, fl. 1782. Overton, John, 1766-1833. Roberts, Isaac, 1764-1816. Sevier family. Sevier, George Washington Sharp, Benjamin, fl. 1780. Shelby family Shelby, Isaac, 1750-1826. Steele, John. Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813 Tennessee Company. Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier) Todd, Charles Stewart, 1791-1871. United States. Army. Pay Dept. Sevier, John Tennessee Company. Land grant, 1790. Tennessee Company. Cox, Zachariah. Maher, Matthias. Smith, William. Young, J. S. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Land grant, 1790. 1 item ; 25 x 18 cm. This land grant is numbered 142 out of an unknown number. It is printed and signed, but the recipient and price of the land are blank. It is signed by Zachariah Cox and witnessed by William Smith and J.S. Young. University of Tennessee, John C. Hodges Library Headman, Mary Hoss, b. 1874. Sevier family genealogical notes. Headman, Mary Hoss, b. 1874. Sevier family genealogical notes. Compiled in 1952. 17 leaves. Consists of a biographical sketch of a critical nature regarding Catherine Sherrill Sevier (b. 1754), second wife of John Sevier (1745-1815), who was governor of Tennessee from 1796 to 1801. Library of Virginia Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier). Letter : Knoxville, Tenn., to his excellency the Governor of the State of Con[n]ecticut, 1806 Jan. 28. Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier) Sevier, John, 1745-1815 Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) Newberry Library. Letter : Knoxville, Tenn., to his excellency the Governor of the State of Con[n]ecticut, 1806 Jan. 28. 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm. Printed letter dated Jan. 28, 1806 written by John Sevier, Governor of Tennessee, to the Governor of Connecticut, Jonathan Trumbull. Newberry Library Beard, William Ewing, 1873-1950. Papers, 1828-1950. Beard, William Ewing, 1873-1950. Dromgoole, Will Allen, 1860-1934. Hull, Cordell, 1871-1955. MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. Beard, W. E. (William Ewing), 1873- Papers, 1828-1950. ca. 1, 500 items. Consists of clippings, correspondence, notes, photographs, sketches, speeches and writings of William E. Beard, soldier, journalist, war correspondent, naval historian and officer of the Tennessee Historical Commission. These items relate primarily to Tennessee, the Civil War, and naval history. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Letter, 1803. Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. Letter, 1803. 1 item. Letter by Andrew Jackson to President Thomas Jefferson from Southwest Point, Tennessee, October 17, 1803, on the conduct of Dr. Thomas J. Van Dyke, who accompanied Jackson to a meeting with Governor John Sevier for "an affair of honor." Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA Washington Irving's Life of George Washington, Volume 14, Miscellany, 1784-1860. Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume 14, Miscellany, 1784-1860 1 volume (68 items). Portraits, prints, letters, documents, and printed material tipped into Volume 14 of the extra-illustrated quarto edition of Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1856) (Rare E 312 I72 ++ 1898) Portraits: Washington Irving, James McHenry, Rufus King, Andres Jackson (3), Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette (2), Charles Cotesworth Pickney (2), James Monroe, Elbridge Gerry, Charles Maurice Talleyrand Perigord (2), Oliver Ellsworth, William Richardson Davie, J. K. Paulding, Martha Washington, Benjamin West, George III, Antonius Canova, Guissepe Ceracchi, James Thatcher, John Trumbull, Thomas Crawford, Lawrence Washington, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington. Prints: Residence and Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, on the Potomac; Washington's House, Mount Vernon; The Chamber of Deputies; High Street from the Country Market Place, Philadelphia, with the Commemoration of the Death of General Washington; The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon. Letters: ALS, George Palmer Putnam to S. Montgomery Bond, October 23, 1856; ALS, Timothy Pickering to Joseph Anderson, et al., March 24, 1800;ALS, Edmund Randolph to Mr. Vanuxen [with extract of AL to Mr. LeNormand], [April 25, 1791], on verso of which ALS, Joseph Anderson to John Sevier; ALS, James McHenry to Governor of Tennessee [John Sevier], August 1, 1797; A[part. aman.]LS, Pierre Auguste Adet to Governor of Massachusetts [Samuel Adams], June 26, 1795; ALS, Thomas Pinckney to Grimke, August 17, 1787; ALS, Jacob Bache to Smith Thompson, June 16, 1827; ALS, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to Thomas Pinckney, June 27, 1793; ALS, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to Mr. Petit de Villers, June 10, 1814; ALS, Andrew Jackson to Isaac Shelby, December 31, 1818; A[aman.]LS, Thomas Jefferson to Governor of Connecticut [Samuel Huntington], April 26, 1793; ALS[copy], Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to LeRoy and Bayard, May 31, 1794; ALS, U.S. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee of Representatives to Governor of Georgia [with signatures fo Elbridge Gerry, W. Smith, and J. Parker], May 9, 1789; ALS, Elbridge Gerry to Colonel Peabody, March 5, 1784; ALS, James McHenry to Governor of Georgia [Jared Irwin], October 24, 1796; ALS, Timothy Pickering to Anthony Wayne, October 17, 1795; ALS, Henry Knox to James Lloyd, Jr., August 11, 1806; ALS, Henry Knox to Henry Jackson, August 31, 1796; ALS, Patrick Henry to Governor of Georgia [Edward Telfair], February 23, 1786. Letters (continued): ALS, Henry William Saussure to John Trumbull, January 23, 1800; ALS, Henry Theodore Tuckerman to Messers. Morris & Willis, September 27, 1860; ALS, Jean Antonin Houdon to John Trumbull [concerning a proposed statue of Washington], August 19, 1805; AL[draft], John Trumbull to Mr. King "respecting a monument to Gen. Washington," February 1800; ALS, John Trumbull to [?], February 28, 1800; AL, John Trumbull to Inhabitants of the City of New York [concerning a monument to General Washington], [n.d.]; ALS[init.], John Trumbull to Charles Bulfinch, June 12, 1800; ALS, James Hillhouse to John Trumbull, June 29, 1806; ALS, John Trumbull to Joseph Hall, July 26, 1799; ALS, [John Trumbull] to Mr. Clancy, [n.d.]; ALS, John Trumbull to Thomas Sergent, July 17, 1820; AL[draft]S, John Trumbull to [?], May 8, 1793; AL[draft]S, John Trumbull to Antonio C. Poggi, May 25, 1793; ALS, Dorothy Payne Todd Madison to James Laurie, August 11, 1836. Documents: ADS, Tennessee. Militia. Muster Roll [with signatures of Andrew Jackson and Robert Hays], December 19, 1812; A[aman.]DS, U.S. House of Representatives. Motion, signed by John Beckley, May 3, 1789. Printed: George Washington, the Most Illustrious Patriot of the Annals of Modern History Record. English Cornell University Library Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886. Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, Md., 1845 Oct. 1. Bartlett, John Russell, 1805-1886. Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879 Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) Newberry Library. Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Brantz Mayer, Baltimore, Md., 1845 Oct. 1. 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 26 cm. October 1, 1845, letter from Bartlett to Brantz Mayer of Baltimore, acknowledging receipt of letters regarding the Welsh Indians written in 1810 by Col. Amos Stoddard, acting governor of Louisiana (1804) and author of Sketches ... of Louisiana (1812), and by John Sevier, first governor of Tennessee. Newberry Library Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Newspaper extracts, 1748-1840. Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891, Draper Manuscripts: Newspaper Extracts 0.8 c.f. (4 volumes) Notebooks containing copies, excerpts, and summaries of articles on Western history compiled by Draper between 1846 and 1848 almost entirely from eighteenth-century newspapers, most of which he found in the Baltimore Library Company and Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore, Maryland, and in the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also included are extracts and copies from journals and letters of Conrad Weiser and George Croghan. English Wisconsin Historical Society Archives Blount, William, 1749-1800. William Blount papers, 1783-1823. Blount, William, 1749-1800. Blount, Thomas, 1759-1812. Blount, Willie, 1768-1835. Miller, Pleasant Moorman, d. 1849. William Blount papers, 1783-1823. 80 items.1 container.1 microfilm reel. Correspondence and documents relating to Blount's activities as a speculator in the Old Southwest from the 1780s to the period following the Blount conspiracy of 1797 and to his career as governor of the Tennessee territory and superintendent of the U.S. Southern Indian Dept. (1790-1796) and as U.S. senator from Tennessee (1796-1797). Includes papers (1803-1823) of Thomas and Willie Blount and Pleasant Moorman Miller. Correspondents include David Allison, Thomas Hart, Benjamin Hawkins, Robert Hays, John Haywood, James S. Holland, Andrew Jackson, Wyly Martin, Andrew Pickens, James Robertson, John Sevier, John Steele, and Hugh Williamson. Library of Congress McHenry, James, 1753-1816. LS, 1796 June 29 : War Office [Washington], to General John Sevier. McHenry, James, 1753-1816. Sevier, John. LS, 1796 June 29 : War Office [Washington], to General John Sevier. 6 1/2 p. ; 32 x 20.5 cm. Secretary of War McHenry requests Governor John Sevier of Tennessee to enforce the laws of the United States in evicting whites who had settled on Indian lands. He says: "It is not a matter of certainty, putting the injustice of the act of dispoiling a people of their property by force out of the question, that it is cheaper to buy than to take from the Indians. Upon what ground then can a nation presume to take land when it has it in its power to purchase whatever it may want? ..." Copley Press, J S Copley Library Tennessee Company. Land grant, 1790. Tennessee Company. Cox, Zachariah. Maher, Matthias. Ryon, Joseph. Floid, Isaac. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Land grant, 1790. 1 item ; 25 x 18 cm. This land grant is numbered 149 out of an unknown number. It is printed and signed, but the recipient and price of the land are blank. It is signed by Zachariah Cox and witnessed by Joseph Ryon and Isaac Floid. University of Tennessee, John C. Hodges Library Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876, 1700-1800 Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919 Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (inclusive), 1700-1800 (bulk) 30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier). Letter : to James Winchester / by Governor John Sevier, 1803 Nov 9. Tennessee. Governor (1803-1809 : Sevier) Letter : to James Winchester / by Governor John Sevier, 1803 Nov 9. 1 v. Directs Gen. Winchester to raise 400 men to assist the Tennessee Governor in the American occupation of Louisiana. 2 p. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Buchanan, Ella Pierce. Ella P. Buchanan papers, 1785-2002. Buchanan, Ella Pierce. Ella P. Buchanan papers, 1785-2002. 19 linear feet. The Ella P. Buchanan Papers document the family and personal life of Mrs. Buchanan, as well as that of some of her illustrious ancestors in the Sevier, Brown, Pierce, and Embree families. East Tennessee State University, TET Nathanael Greene Papers, 1775-1785 Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Nathanael Greene Papers 1775-1785 400 items; 5 containers; 1 linear foot; 2 microfilm reels Army officer. Correspondence, letterbook, militia lists, documents relating to the Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes, and military reports documenting Greene's military career with emphasis on his involvement in the Continental Army campaign in the Southern Department. English Library of Congress. Manuscript Division Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Autograph letter signed James Monroe to: The Governor of the State of Tennessee [John Sevier]. February 4, 1800. Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Autograph letter signed James Monroe to: The Governor of the State of Tennessee [John Sevier]. February 4, 1800. 2 p. Wellesley College Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. Autograph File, S, 1556-1996. 15.5 boxes (7.7 linear ft.) The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made. Houghton Library Sevier, John, 1745-1815. John Sevier correspondence, 1797-1812. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. John Sevier correspondence, 1797-1812. 2 items. Clerk's copy of a letter (1797 January 12) from Sevier, governor of Tennessee, to Silas Dinsmore, Indian agent, relating to Tennessee boundaries and to the Cherokee Indians; and ALS (1812 May 31) from Sevier to his son, George Washington Sevier, concerning the impending war with Great Britain and British alliances with the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians. Library of Congress Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: King's Mountain papers, 1756-1887. Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891, Draper manuscripts: King's Mountain papers, 1756-1887. 3.0 c.f. (19 volumes) Papers about the Battle of King's Mountain, South Carolina, on October 7, 1780, in which some 1,400 frontier troops from Virginia and North Carolina trapped and routed 1,000 Loyalist soldiers and killed their commander, Patrick Ferguson. Besides his own notes and interviews, Draper gathered materials for over 40 years, acquired the papers of several of the prominent officers such as William Campbell, John Sevier, and Isaac Shelby. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project Blount, William, 1749-1800. Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to John Sevier, Knoxville, Ky., 1797 June 1. Blount, William, 1749-1800. Butler-Gunsaulus Collection (University of Chicago. Library) Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to John Sevier, Knoxville, Ky., 1797 June 1. 1 item (3 p.) ; 34 cm. Autograph letter signed. Blount writes that money is being sent to pay the militia of General Sevier's Brigade for services performed in 1793. He also writes that the President has nominated Charles [Cotesworth] Pinckney, John Marshall, and Francis Dana as envoys extraordinary to France. University of Chicago Library Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Letter : Knoxville [Tenn.], to Amos Stoddard, Major, Fort Columbus, New York harbor, 1810 Oct. 9. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813 Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) Newberry Library. Letter : Knoxville [Tenn.], to Amos Stoddard, Major, Fort Columbus, New York harbor, 1810 Oct. 9. 1 item (2 p.) ; 37 cm. Draft of a letter written by John Sevier, governor of Tennessee, on Oct. 9, 1810 to Major Amos Stoddard. Newberry Library Sevier family. Genealogical collection, 1911-1926. Sevier family. Genealogical collection, 1911-1926. ca. 175 items. Consists of clippings, correspondence, and several miscellaneous items relating to the Sevier family of Tennessee. Most of the research represented by this collection was done by Alva N. Turner of Mendota, Wisconsin and Ina, Illinois, Sevier family genealogist and descendant of Col. Valentine Sevier (1747-1800). Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: Revolutionary War pension statements, undated. Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891, Draper manuscripts: Revolutionary War pension statements, undated. 0.2 c.f. (1 volume) Three notebooks numbered and bound together by Lyman Copeland Draper. These contain extracts from the statements of military service in the federal pension applications of approximately one hundred western Revolutionary soldiers or their widows, which Draper copied in the Pension Office in Washington, D.C. Each notebook contains his index by name of applicant. Also in this volume is a genealogical statement by James Sevier about the marriage of his father John Sevier to his second wife Catherine Sherrill with a list of their children. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project Campbell, Arthur, 1742-1811. Arthur Campbell Papers, 1752-1811. Campbell, Arthur, 1742-1811. Arthur Campbell Papers, 1752-1811. 0.33 cubic ft. Collection includes correspondence, statements of account, receipts, promissory notes, land papers, military papers, and legal papers. Papers reflect Campbell's activities as county lieutenant of Washington County, Virginia, from its formation in 1777 through the Revolution and the Indian wars that followed, his service as sheriff of the county, and as a member of the Virginia Assembly. Correspondence, 1774-1811, concerns land, the state militia, frontier defense against Indians, military aid to Kentucky, Indian treaties, the Creek War, the Virginia-North Carolina boundary, the state of Franklin, separation of Kentucky from Virginia, navigation of the Mississippi River, Anglo-American relations, national and state politics, proceedings of Congress in 1790, Anthony Wayne's campaign against the Northwest Indians, the French Revolution, and Jedidiah Morse's Geography. Also includes an account, 1764-1765, against Colonel John Buchanan for "teaching scholars"; papers, 1752-1806, concerning lands in Lee, Russell and Washington counties, Virginia, including a "short narrative of the discovery of Powell's Valley"; petition of inhabitants of Washington and Montgomery counties that Dr. Thomas Walker's grant be buried in oblivion; papers, 1773-1806, concerning lands in Jefferson, Lincoln, and Hardin counties, Kentucky; papers, 1780-1809, concerning lands in Sullivan and Claiborne counties, Tennessee; bonds, 1797-1798, to Arthur Campbell as sheriff; writ in the case of Arthur Campbell v. Andrew Vance, 1799; transcript of record in case of Salathiel Martin v. Arthur Campbell and John Jones, 1804-1811; and miscellaneous military papers, 1773-1797, a certificate signed by Daniel Boone, 1774, and a military journal kept by William Dells on an expedition against the Cherokee, 1776. The Filson Historical Society Roberts, Isaac, 1764-1816. Militia commission, 1796 Oct. 4. Roberts, Isaac, 1764-1816. Militia commission, 1796 Oct. 4. 1 item. Consists of a commission for Isaac Roberts as a Lieutenant Colonel Commandant in the Davidson County, Tennessee militia, dated October 4, 1796. Commission signed by Gov. John Sevier. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA United States. Army. Pay Dept. Chase papers: records, 1791-1870. United States. Army. Pay Dept. Chase family. Chase Papers, 1791-1870 2 boxes. Correspondence of the Paymaster General, chiefly relating to military pensions; and six justice of the peace commissions. English New Hampshire Historical Society Library Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891,. Draper manuscripts: frontier wars papers, 1754-1885. Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891, Draper manuscripts: frontier wars papers, 1754-1885. 5.6 c.f. (24 volumes) Papers collected and arranged by Lyman Draper preparatory to writing a series of sketches on border warfare. Though the earlier Indian wars are briefly considered, the larger portion of the material deals with wars waged in the Northwest (1788-1795) and with Western operations during the War of 1812. The papers include several significant series of original documents and journals of participants in the campaigns. Present is the manuscript original of General Dearborn's defense against the charges of General Hull in relation to the Detroit surrender; papers of Richard Butler, Josiah Harmar, Absolom Baird, James Winchester, Charles S. Todd, Benjamin Whiteman, Nathan Heald, Joseph Martin, Daniel Smith, and others; and much information on Indian treaties and their negotiation. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project Joseph Anderson letter to John Sevier, 1800 Anderson, Joseph, 1757-1837 Joseph Anderson letter to John Sevier 1800 0.1; 1 folder Congregational minister of the First Church of Waterbury, Conn. American jurist and United States Senator from Tennessee. Letter dated January 2, 1800, to John Sevier the Governor of Tennessee. New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division Todd, Charles Stewart, 1791-1871. Charles Stewart Todd : papers, 1808-1871. Todd, Charles Stewart, 1791-1871. Charles Stewart Todd : papers, 1808-1871. 0.66 cubic ft. Collection consisting of correspondence; papers concerning investment in Minn. lands; Todd's sketch of the life of Isaac Shelby; a muster roll, 1813, of Kentucky Mounted Volunteers for service under William Henry Harrison; dates of commissions of general and field officers of Ky. troops in the War of 1812; Todd's map of the Battle of the Thames; and scrapbook of newspaper clippings containing biographical data on Todd. Correspondence consists of twenty-six letters, 1808-1816, to Todd from his father Judge Thomas Todd about his education, service in the War of 1812, and family affairs; letters between him and his wife, Letitia Shelby Todd; political letters from members of the Whig Party during the presidential campaign of Zachary Taylor; letters, 1861-1871, to Doctor Charles H. Todd from Todd, Letitia Todd, and Letitia Todd Carter. Also includes letters to Judge Thomas Todd from Isaac Shelby and others; and a 1790 letter from Harry Innes to George Muter. Other correspondents include Henry Clay, John J. Crittenden, J. Madison Cutts, John Maxwell, James Monroe, Charles B. Penrose, and Albert Pike. The Filson Historical Society Casey, Martha De Bow. Collection, 1791-1933. Casey, Martha De Bow. Bancroft, George, 1800-1891. Brown, Aaron V. (Aaron Venable), 1795-1859. Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877. Buchanan, James, 1791-1868. Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872. Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888. Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851. Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883. Ticknor, George, 1791-1871. Trescott, William Henry, b. 1822. Tyler, John, 1819-1896. Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876. Horton, Henry Hollis, 1866-1934. Peay, Austin, 1876-1927. Roberts, Albert Houston, 1868-1946. Taylor, A. A. (Alfred Alexander), 1848-1931. Farley, James Aloysius, 1888- Glass, Carter, 1858-1946. McKellar, Kenneth Douglas, 1869-1957. Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956. Raskob, John J. (John Jakob), 1879-1950. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858. Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893. James, Jesse, 1847-1882. McKinley, William, 1843-1901. Murfree, Mary Noailles, 1850-1922. Randolph, John, 1773-1833. Tyler, John, 1790-1862. Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862. Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Collection, 1791-1933. 85 items. Primarily composed of a fragmented set of incoming business correspondence of James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow (1820-1867), his son, James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow (1861-1947), and the wife of the latter, Sarah Spence De Bow, collected by Martha De Bow Casey. 29 letters are addressed to J.D.B. De Bow, Sr. Among the senders are George Bancroft, Aaron V. Brown, W.G. Brownlow, James Buchanan, John C. Calhoun, Horace Greeley, C.G. Memminger, Joel R. Poinsett, Alexander H. Stephens, George Ticknor, William Henry Trescott, John Tyler, Jr., and Henry A. Wise. Subjects covered are De Bow's literary articles and journals, internal improvements in the South, the Louisiana Historical Society, census, and financial aid to the Confederacy. J.D.B. De Bow, Jr. is the recipient of 9 letters, the bulk of which are written by Tennessee governors Henry H. Horton, Austin Peay, A.H. Roberts, and A.A. Taylor. Various Tennessee topics are discussed. Mrs. Sarah Spence De Bow received 22 letters which are responses to her concern about the Methodist Episcopal Church, South becoming politicized and her support of Herbert Hoover in the presidential contest of 1928. Her correspondents include James A. Farley, Carter Glass, Kenneth McKellar, H.L. Mencken, J.J. Raskob, and Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The balance of the correspondence consists of 15 letters apparently addressed to different individuals outside the De Bow family. Prominent among them are Thomas Hart Benton, Benjamin Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, J.D. Howard (Jesse James), William McKinley, Mary N. Murfree (Charles Egbert Craddock), John Randolph, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren. The collection also includes an account of Benjamin Rush, 1791, and an affidavit signed by John Sevier, 1801. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA Shelby Family Papers, 1738-1916, (bulk 1757-1829) Shelby Family Papers 1738-1916 (bulk 1757-1829) 2,315 items; 9 containers; 2 linear feet Correspondence, memoranda, legal and financial papers, military records, genealogical data, and memorabilia relating mainly to Evan Shelby, soldier and frontiersman, and to his son, Isaac Shelby, soldier and political leader, providing a record of frontier life and political and economic developments in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. English Library of Congress. Manuscript Division Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813. Letter : Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30. Stoddard, Amos, 1762-1813. Sevier, John, 1745-1815 Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) Newberry Library. Letter : Fort Columbus, New York Harbor, to John Sevier, 1810 Aug. 30. 1 item (1 leaf) ; 25 cm. August 30, 1810, letter written to John Sevier, former governor of Tennessee, requesting the particulars of a story about the Welsh Indians which Sevier had related years ago to Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. Newberry Library Blount, William, 1749-1800. Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to John Sevier, Knoxville, Tenn., 1797 June 1. Blount, William, 1749-1800. Butler-Gunsaulus Collection (University of Chicago. Library) Letter : Philadelphia, Pa., to John Sevier, Knoxville, Tenn., 1797 June 1. 1 item (3 p.) ; 34 cm. Autograph letter signed. Blount writes that money is being sent to pay the militia of General Sevier's Brigade for services performed in 1793. He also writes that the President has nominated Charles [Cotesworth] Pinckney, John Marshall, and Francis Dana as envoys extraordinary to France. Texas Christian University Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. Draper manuscripts: Draper's notes, 1841-1868. Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891. Draper Manuscripts: Draper's Notes 3.6 cubic feet (33 volumes) Lyman Draper's notes, primarily of interviews (1841-1868), with maps and transcriptions from state and county archives, newspapers, and personal manuscripts, concerning the trans-Appalachian West from about 1750 to 1815, with emphasis on Indian-White conflict, the Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. Includes material on Indian wars, including Dunmore's War, 1774; expeditions against the Cherokee in 1776, 1788, and 1793; Crawford's campaign, 1782; John Logan's Shawnee expedition, 1787; the Great Miami treaty, 1786; the Nickajack campaign, 1794; a battle between the Potawatomi and Stephen Cole's party, 1810; Henry Dodge's expeditions of 1812 and 1814; and Indian attacks and captivities in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Also includes material on the Revolutionary War in Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, and the Mohawk Valley, and the battles of Point Pleasant, Monmouth, King's Mountain, and Blue Licks, activities of spies, St. Clair's defeat, and Clark's Illinois campaign. Material on the War of 1812 includes descriptions of the Chicago massacre and battles of Frenchtown, Raisin River, and Thames. Also includes information on early settlement in Missouri and Kentucky, the state of Franklin, Shays' Rebellion, the upper Mississippi River, Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin), the Rock River valley (Illinois and Wisconsin), Indian traders at Milwaukee (circa 1800), and Hugh F. Bell's recollections of game hunting and cooking in Kentucky (circa 1795), with instructions for making a bearskin coat. Persons interviewed include Seneca Indians at the Cattaraugus Reservation (New York); Nathan Boone, son of Daniel Boone, and his wife, Olive Van Bibber Boone; Simon Girty's daughter, Sarah Munger; and Simon Kenton's son, William M. Kenton. Includes excerpts from Benjamin Van Cleve's manuscript biography, from Nathaniel Hart's journal of Anthony Wayne's 1794 campaign, and copies of Wayne papers for 1792-1795. Individuals noted as subject terms below are discussed in the interviews. Also includes information on the Lewis family of Virginia, and on the Musick, Renfroe, Todd, and Wetzel families, and genealogical information for the Boone, Bryan, Callaway, Girty, Kenton, Munger, Sevier, and Van Bibber families, and for the families of John Cuppy, Thomas Dickerson, Silas Hedges, Henry Jolly, and Spencer Records. Maps include Kaskaskia (Illinois), portions of Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky, and the Tippecanoe battleground. English Wisconsin Historical Society Archives Sharp, Benjamin, fl. 1780. Battle of King's Mountain : typescript copy, [ca. 1843]. Sharp, Benjamin, fl. 1780. Reuben T. Durrett Collection on Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley (University of Chicago. Library) University of Chicago. Library. Battle of King's Mountain : typescript copy, [ca. 1843]. 1 v. (6 leaves) Typed transcript of an article that appearead in "American Pioneer" (vol. 2, p. 66). University of Chicago Library Headman, Mary Hoss, b. 1874. Sevier family genealogical notes. Headman, Mary Hoss, b. 1874 Sevier family genealogical notes. 8 leaves. Consists of a biographical sketch of Sarah Hawkins Sevier (1746-1780), first wife of John Sevier, both of Frederick (now Shenandoah) County, Virginia. John Sevier (1745-1815) later became governor of Tennessee. Library of Virginia Andrew Jackson Papers, 1775-1860, (bulk 1785-1845) Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Andrew Jackson Papers 1775-1860 (bulk 1785-1845) 26,000 items plus 4 oversize; 198 containers; 47.4 linear feet; 78 microfilm reels United States president, senator, representative, and army officer from Tennessee. Correspondence, military papers, and other papers reflecting most phases of Jackson's career. English Library of Congress. Manuscript Division Blount, William, 1749-1800. Draper manuscripts: Tennessee papers, 1771-1883. Blount, William, 1749-1800. Smith, Daniel, 1748-1818. Draper, Lyman Copeland, 1815-1891, Martin, Joseph, 1740-1808. Robertson, James, 1742-1814. Draper manuscripts: Tennessee papers, 1771-1883. 1.4 c.f. (7 volumes) Original papers of early Tennessee settlers, their reminiscences, and Draper's correspondence with surviving pioneers and descendants. Draper gathered most of this material for proposed biographies of Joseph Martin, James Robertson, John Sevier, and their comrades. Included are original correspondence; military records; papers on Indian affairs; land surveys; and Draper's correspondence with noted historian J.G.M. Ramsey and descendants of the settlers. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project William Blount letters to John Sevier, 1796, 1797 Blount, William, 1749-1800 William Blount letters to John Sevier 1796, 1797 0.1; 1 folder Speaker of the North Carolina House of Commons; member North Carolina Senate; United States Congress member; appointed governor of the Tennessee Territory; and United States Senator from Tennessee. Letter of 1796 concerns Jefferson and Burr for President and Vice President and mentions the designation of Benjamin Hawkins as agent to Southern Nations of Indians. Letter of 1797 regards the "line between the Indians and the United States." New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division Brown-Ewell family papers, 1781-1984. Brown-Ewell family papers, 1781-1984. 7 cubic ft. The collection is comprised of papers of George Washington Campbell, the Polk family, Plunkett family, Brown family, and Richard S. Ewell. Correspondence relates in part the activities and experiences of these allied families in the 19th and 20th centuries. Of particular interest is the antebellum political and Civil War military papers of the families; including letters written to General William Polk from prominent individuals discussing politics and other matters, and letters written by Confederate General Richard S. Ewell while a prisoner of war in 1865. Correspondents include Pierre G.T. Beauregard, John Bell, Montgomery Blair, George Washington Campbell, William Eastin, William H. Eaton, Benjamin S. Ewell, Thomas I. Green, Felix Grundy, Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Joseph E. Johnston, Abraham Lincoln, James Otey, James K. Polk, Leonidas Polk, John Randolph, Horatio Seymour, William T. Sherman, Martin Van Buren, Felix K. Zollicoffer, and others. Family members represented include Lizinka Campbell Brown Ewell, her son, George Campbell Brown, her daughter, Harriot Brown Turner, Percy Brown, Joseph Plunkett, James Dace Plunkett, Thomas Plunkett, and other family members. The Filson Historical Society Corbitt, James S. James S. Corbitt autograph collection, 1787-1976. Corbitt, James S. James S. Corbitt autograph collection, 1787-1976. 1 box (40 items) ; 7 x 32 x 26 cm. Consists of correspondence, documents and images of significant 18th and 19th American politicians and leaders. University of Tennessee Martin, Paul Meek Library Headman, Mary Hoss. [Sevier family of Tennessee]. Headman, Mary Hoss. [Sevier family of Tennessee]. 1946-1952. 8 pieces ; 28 cm. New Jersey State Library Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Papers, 1778-1812. Sevier, John, 1745-1815. Papers, 1778-1812. 7 items. Papers include a letter, 1787, from Richard Caswell, governor of North Carolina, concerning land speculation in Tennessee, trials for fraud in the purchase of army supplies, opposition of the North Carolina assembly to recent Indian treaties, and road construction in the mountains; directive, 1800, granting permission to William Lindsy and Zaduch Bowshairs to transport slaves from Tennessee to Natchez in the Mississippi Territory; a copy of a memorial sent in 1812 to the North Carolina legislature by Sevier and Isaac Shelby, first governor of Kentucky, requesting that the Assembly honor its commitment to grant the two men the sword and pistols that it had voted them for their service in the battle of King's Mountain; and the reply from John Steele; and routine papers concerning legal matters. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library Sharp, Benjamin, fl. 1780. Battle of King's Mountain : typescript, [ca. 1843]. Sharp, Benjamin, fl. 1780. Reuben T. Durrett Collection on Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley (University of Chicago. Library) University of Chicago. Library. Battle of King's Mountain : typescript, [ca. 1843]. 1 v. (6 leaves) Typescript copy of article that appearead in American Pioneer (vol. 2, p. 66). Texas Christian University Overton, John, 1766-1833. John Overton papers, 1790-1840 [microfilm manuscript]. Overton, John, 1766-1833. John Overton papers, 1790-1840 [microfilm manuscript]. 468 items. Correspondence, chiefly of John Overton, Nashville, Tenn., lawyer, judge, and land speculator. Topics include Tennessee and national politics, legal issues, land speculation, and Andrew Jackson's political career. Correspondents include Joseph Anderson (1757-1837), John Bell (1797-1869), Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), William Blount (1749-1800), Willie Blount (1767-1835), George Washington Campbell (1769-1848), Newton Cannon (1781-1841), William Charles Coles Claiborne (1775-1817), Henry Clay (1777-1852), William Cocke (1747-1828), John Coffee, William Dickson (1770-1816), John Henry Eaton (1790-1856), Thomas Emmerson, Edmund Pendleton Gaines (1777-1849), John Haywood (1762-1826), Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson (1843-1926), William Berkeley Lewis (1784-1866), Philip Lindsley (1786-1855), John Sevier (1745-1815), Martin Van Buren, Hugh Lawson White (1773-1840), and James Winchester (1752-1826). Also included are eight original items, primarily Overton family personal correspondence. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 9 -- Letters to Franklin, 1787-1790 Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 9 -- Letters to Franklin 1787-1790 1.0 section This is part of the large inventory for the Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss B F85). For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description American Philosophical Society